Moira Mackinnon
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I am taking the Read Harder 2023 challenge, and the second task is to read your favourite author's favourite book, and you have long been my favourite author, so if you don't mind my asking, do you have a favourite book, or favourite author?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Wow, that's a hard question to answer. There have been many many books I've liked over the years, fewer I've liked over decades, fewer still that I'd want to reread right now, some authors that are lingering faves but have a lot of books or a tight series -- Pratchett, Heyer, Turner, Tolkien. But you need a book, not a bookcase. I'll assume you've read The Lord of the Rings, so let's go with, hm, Georgette Heyer's Cotillion. There are half-a-dozen titles of hers that are first tier that I could have offered instead.
Otherwise, Megan Whalen Turner's fantasy The Thief, but N.B., that's the first book of a 6-book series, and it takes the first three for the full reward to really slot in. (Not a hardship.)
Ta, L.
Otherwise, Megan Whalen Turner's fantasy The Thief, but N.B., that's the first book of a 6-book series, and it takes the first three for the full reward to really slot in. (Not a hardship.)
Ta, L.
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Rupert Morrish
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I don't know if you keep a file of "things Lois predicted", but this looks like it belongs in there: http://www.sciencealert.com/a-five-dimensional-black-hole-could-break-general-relativity-say-physicists Five-space math and faster than light travel? Who'd have thought.
Richard
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I feel hesitant to criticize you, given how much the critical thinking, thoughtful commentary and philosophizing in your writings have informed, enriched and molded my character over the years. But would it be possible for you to add some book tags (i.e. manga, fantasy, contemporary, urban fantasy, YA, etc.) to your reviews here on Goodreads to make it easier for us to search for our next read using your reviews?
Jenia Rand
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
This isn’t a ?, just a word of thanks. I was introduced to the Vorkosigan saga this June and today I finished Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen. Thank you so very much for creating this universe full of crazy, real, lovable characters! For the last 5 months your books brought me hours of joy but also made me think and question myself. A separate “thank you”for the latter.
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